List of active Brazilian military aircraft
List of active Brazilian military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Brazilian Armed Forces. Figures are sourced from the latest annual editions of Flight International (Flightglobal.com).

Logo of the Brazilian Armed Forces
Brazilian Air Force
Current inventory
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Brazilian F-39E Gripen
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Brazilian F-5EM

A Brazilian Air Force AMX conducts an in-flight air refueling
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KC-390 in flight over the federal capital Brasília
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A Embraer E-99 AEW&C aircraft in flight
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Brazil's Air Force One at Zürich Airport
Brazilian Army Aviation
Current inventory
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A Brazilian Army HA-1 Pantera helicopter
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Helicopters | ||||||
Eurocopter EC 725 | France / Brazil | utility transport | 11[1] | 5 on order - manufactured by Helibras | ||
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | United States | utility transport | UH-60L | 3[1] | ||
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar | France / Brazil | utility transport | 9[1] | manufactured by Helibras | ||
Eurocopter AS565 Panther | France / Brazil | utility | 33[1] | manufactured by Helibras | ||
Eurocopter AS550 Fennec | France / Brazil | liaison / utility | 34[1] | manufactured by Helibras | ||
Transport aircraft | ||||||
Short C-23 Sherpa | United States | transport / utility | 8 on order - former US Army[12] |
Brazilian Naval Aviation
Current inventory
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A Brazilian EC-725 Cougar helicopter

An A-4 AF-1 approaches the aircraft carrier São Paulo
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat aircraft | ||||||
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk | United States | carrier based fighter | A-4KU | 3[1] | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk | United States | ASW / SAR | S-70B | 6[1] | ||
Westland Lynx | United Kingdom | ASW | Mk. 21 / Mk. 21A | 11[1] | ||
Eurocopter EC 725 | France / Brazil | utility / SAR | 11[1] | 8 on order - manufactured by Helibras | ||
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma | France / Brazil | utility / SAR | 4[1] | manufactured by Helibras | ||
Eurocopter AS350 | France / Brazil | utility | 19[1] | manufactured by Helibras | ||
Airbus H135 | France | utility | 2[13] | 1 on order[1] | ||
Trainer aircraft | ||||||
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk | United States | conversion trainer | A-4KU | 3[1] | ||
Bell 206 | United States | rotorcraft trainer | 17[1] | |||
Unmanned aerial vehicle | ||||||
ScanEagle | United States | reconnaissance | six unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and one pneumatic rail launcher ordered. [14] | |||
References
- "World Air Forces 2020". Flightglobal Insight. 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Saab Presents First Gripen E to Brazil". Saab. 10 September 2019.
- "Governo corta orçamento para modernizar caças da FAB". 11 May 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- "Boeing C-767 da FAB chega ao Brasil", Airway, 11 July 2016, archived from the original on 3 May 2019, retrieved 3 May 2019.
- "Brazil to add third converted 767 tanker". Flight International. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- "FAB receives third KC-390 Millennium freighter". Defesa Net. 9 July 2020.
- "Força Aérea Brasileira". defesabr.com. 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- "Força Aérea Brasileira VH-35". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- FAB Receives Two More Drones - Defense-Aerospace.com, 18 February 2013
- "Brazil to boost security with unmanned Hermes 900". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/aviacao/sistema-de-aeronave-pilotada-remotamente-srpa-e-incorporado-a-aviacao-de-patrulha
- "Brazilian Army approves purchase of C-23B Sherpa aircraft".
- "Marinha do Brasil recebe segunda aeronave UH-17 para Operação "Antártica"".
- https://www.uasvision.com/2019/12/30/brazilian-navy-details-scaneagle-acquisition/
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